Symposium created for education, debate, and improved communication among a diverse community of professionals facing the problems associated with shoulder dystocia and brachial plexus injury.The course features seven sessions covering the purpose and goal of mutual dialog and education, exploration of the injury and standard care, confronting management dilemmas in shoulder dystocia and obstetric brachial plexus injury (OBPI), understanding the patient and family's experience, and setting the course for future research.
Target audience includes obstetricians, family practitioners, pediatricians, neonatalists, neurosurgeons, neurologists, plastic surgeons, physical therapists, midwives, nurse practitioners, nurses, and hospital administrators.
The course was associated with the John Hopkins College of Gynecology.
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